Dave Freer is a South African-born science fiction author writing mostly humourous or alternate history novels.
He was conscripted into the South African Defence Force and sent to the Angolan Border as a medic.
After attending university he became an icthyologist. He then worked as research officer for the Western Cape commercial fishery. He managed a fish farm for a time but the farm was forced to close (through no fault of his own....) and he started to write.
Six years later, his first book (The Forlorn) was published by Baen Books.
An ardent rock-climber, he opened many routes near Morgan's Bay in the Eastern Cape (South Africa). He is also an accomplished chef and winetaster and also enjoys fly-fishing and diving.
He lives near Mount West in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands with his wife, Barbara, and two sons, Paddy and James.
Another of my favorite authors is DaveFreer, who wrote his original novel The Forlorn, then proceeded to collaborate on the wildly popular Pyramid Scheme and Rats, Bats, and Vats (among others) with Eric Flint, and then was invited to work with Lackey and Flint on Shadow of the Lion and This Rough Magic.
Freer told me in recent e-mail correspondence that he feels three things are absolutely essential to a great collaborative effort: communication, commonality of outlook, and different backgrounds and strengths among the various authors.
Freer also said that he believes that a commonality of outlook is extremely important, because if that's not present, it's almost impossible to work with someone well.
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